Vista Energy (VIST) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Vista Oil & Gas is an independent upstream oil and gas company engaged in the exploration, development and production of hydrocarbons across multiple basins. Headquartered in Mexico City, the company focuses on identifying and commercializing onshore and offshore assets with significant reserve potential. Since its inception, Vista has combined technical expertise with strategic asset acquisition to build a diverse portfolio of oil and natural gas projects in Latin America and beyond.

Founded in 2013 with backing from EIG Global Energy Partners, Vista Oil & Gas has pursued a disciplined growth strategy based on both greenfield exploration and the purchase of producing properties. The company completed its initial public offering in 2017, providing access to capital markets while maintaining close operational oversight of its core assets. Over the years, Vista has executed multiple campaigns to expand its acreage position and optimize recovery through modern drilling and completion techniques.

Vista’s primary operations are concentrated in the Neuquén Basin of Argentina and the Burgos Basin of Mexico, where it holds interests in onshore unconventional and conventional fields. The company also maintains exploration licenses in Colombia’s Llanos Basin and evaluation blocks in the United Kingdom’s North Sea. In each region, Vista emphasizes the application of advanced reservoir characterization, digital monitoring systems and enhanced-recovery methods to improve well performance and capital efficiency.

The management team at Vista Oil & Gas is led by founder and Chief Executive Officer Daniel Katz, who brings decades of upstream experience to the company’s strategic direction. Supported by a board of directors and senior leadership with backgrounds in geology, engineering and finance, Vista places a strong emphasis on operational safety, environmental stewardship and community engagement. Through these efforts, the company seeks to deliver long-term value to shareholders while contributing to the sustainable development of the regions in which it operates.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $46.00 to $48.19
• 50-Day Range: $42.81 to $52.99
• 52-Week Range: $32.11 to $61.67
• Volume: 2.13 million shs
• Average Volume: 903,591 shs
• Market Capitalization: $4.40 billion
• P/E Ratio: 9.66
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $65.68
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Vista Energy Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Vista Energy scored higher than 85% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 67th out of 267 stocks in the energy sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Vista Energy has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.33, and is based on 4 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Vista Energy has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 11.50%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Vista Energy are expected to grow by 11.50% in the coming year, from $5.74 to $6.40 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Vista Energy is 9.66, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.90.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Vista Energy is 9.66, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 63.95.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Vista Energy has a PEG Ratio of 1.98. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Vista Energy has a P/B Ratio of 2.71. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.56% of the float of Vista Energy has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Vista Energy has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.6.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Vista Energy has recently decreased by 74.67%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Vista Energy does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Vista Energy does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.56% of the float of Vista Energy has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Vista Energy has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.6.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Vista Energy has recently decreased by 74.67%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.86

News Sentiment

Vista Energy has a news sentiment score of 0.86. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.76 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 12 news articles for Vista Energy this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

8 people have searched for VIST on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 14% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

7 people have added Vista Energy to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 17% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Vista Energy insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Institutions

63.81% of the stock of Vista Energy is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

VIST Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have VIST shares performed this year?

Vista Energy's stock was trading at $54.11 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, VIST shares have decreased by 14.7% and is now trading at $46.18.

How were Vista Energy's earnings last quarter?

Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. - Sponsored ADR (NYSE:VIST) posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April, 23rd. The company reported $0.79 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.82 by $0.03. The company earned $420.80 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $472.61 million. Vista Energy had a net margin of 27.23% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 14.38%.
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When did Vista Energy IPO?

Vista Energy (VIST) raised $95 million in an IPO on Friday, July 26th 2019. The company issued 10,000,000 shares at $9.46 per share. Citigroup and Credit Suisse served as the underwriters for the IPO and Itau BBA, Morgan Stanley and Santander were co-managers.

Who are Vista Energy's major shareholders?

Top institutional shareholders of Vista Energy include TT International Asset Management LTD (0.29%), SeaCrest Wealth Management LLC (0.02%) and Confluence Investment Management LLC (0.01%).

How do I buy shares of Vista Energy?

Shares of VIST stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Vista Energy own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Vista Energy investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Broadcom (AVGO), Meta Platforms (META), Arista Networks (ANET), e.l.f. Beauty (ELF), ServiceNow (NOW) and Adobe (ADBE).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 4/23/2025
• Today: 7/11/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Energy
• Industry: OIL - INTL INTGD
• Sub-Industry: Petroleum And Natural Gas
• Current Symbol: NYSE:VIST
• CIK: 1762506
• Web: www.vistaoilandgas.com
• Phone: 52-55-9177-2038
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 410
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Vista Energy: $65.68
• High Price Target: $72.00
• Low Price Target: $57.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +42.2%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.33
• Research Coverage: 6 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $4.78
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 21.18
• Forward P/E Ratio: 8.05
• P/E Growth: 1.98
• Net Income: $477.52 million
• Net Margins: 27.23%
• Pretax Margin: 35.26%
• Return on Equity: 14.38%
• Return on Assets: 5.77%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.93
• Current Ratio: 0.91
• Quick Ratio: 0.90

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.65 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.67
• Cash Flow: $6.27 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 7.37
• Book Value: $17.03 per share
• Price / Book: 2.71

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 95,200,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $4.40 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.00